Former Elyria employee indicted for theft in office

ELYRIA — A former Elyria city employee was indicted by the Lorain County grand jury after authorities accused him of theft and theft in office.
Nicholas L. Cerreto, 33, is facing two charges of theft; restitution; withholding of retirement benefits and one charge of theft, court records state.
Cerreto was arrested June 28 after an investigation led to the discovery of stolen city property at Cerreto’s LaGrange home. Elyria Police Capt. Chris Costantino has said.
Cerreto was employed by the city as a communications technician from May 2007 to May of this year. He recently resigned to pursue other opportunities.
After a routine inventory by communications employees, it was discovered that 30 Whelen Cencom Sapphire Siren Systems, each valued at $625, were missing from the Communications Department.
The systems were sirens from police cars, Costantino said. They consist of the siren and the keyboard system. He said that altogether, they were worth $18,750.
The investigation led police to Cerreto, where a search warrant of his house was executed. Police found property that belonged to the city of Elyria, Costantino has said.
The property they found was not the sirens, but some other items, he said.
According to Costantino, Cerreto “made admissions to detectives implicating himself in theft of property from the City of Elyria Communications Department.”

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